Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rooskagh East, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rooskagh East
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.45908, -9.13018
- SMR number
- LI035-003----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In level pasture. Monument, depicted as embarked circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. Line of enclosing element discernable as very slight scarp SE->SW with band of rushes along its outside edge possibly marking line of fosse. Band of rushes continues around rest of circumference enclosing roughly circular area (c. 30.5m N-S; c. 26.5m E-W).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.